House vs. Bungalow — What's the Difference?

A building for human habitation

A low, single-story house

A structure serving as a dwelling

A house with a broad front porch

A building containing a family unit

A compact residential structure

Provide housing for;

A dwelling without an upper floor

A place providing shelter

A house rooted in South Asian architectural traditions

House music.

A small, usually one-story house, often having a low-pitched roof, overhanging eaves, and a veranda.

A religious community that occupies a particular building

A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-storey or has a second storey built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas.The first house in England that was classified as a bungalow was built in 1869. In America it was initially used as a vacation architecture, and was most popular between 1900 and 1918, especially with the Arts and Crafts movement.

The audience or patrons of such an establishment

A low house having only one storey or, in some cases, upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows.

A commercial firm

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda.

A residential college within a university.

A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.

Often House A legislative or deliberative assembly.

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

Often House A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family

A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.

The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also called mansion.

A small house with a single story

(obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented;

Aristocratic family line;

A house is a single-unit residential building, which may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space.

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys

A building in which people meet for a particular activity

A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.

Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.

A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit

A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something

A building devoted to a particular activity

A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public

The seating area in such an establishment

A gambling casino.

(Slang) A house of prostitution.

The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.

A quorum of such an assembly.

One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.

To provide living quarters for; lodge

To shelter, keep, or store in a house or other structure

To fit (something) into a socket or mortise.

To take shelter.

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

An apartment building within a public housing estate.

(uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.

A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.

The people who live in a house; a household.

A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).

A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.

A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.

(historical) A workhouse.

The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

A theatre.

(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.

A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.

(metaphorical) A place of rest or repose.

A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.

An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.

(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.

(cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.

A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

Lotto; bingo.

A small stand of trees in a swamp.

(sudoku) A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.

(music genre) House music.

(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.

To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

(transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.

(transitive) To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.

(obsolete) To drive to a shelter.

(nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

To eat.

A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.

Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.

A firm, or commercial establishment.

A public house; an inn; a hotel.

A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.

A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.

The body, as the habitation of the soul.

The grave.

To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.

To drive to a shelter.

To admit to residence; to harbor.

To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.

To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families;

An official assembly having legislative powers;

A building in which something is sheltered or located;

A social unit living together;

Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;

Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults;

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

The management of a gambling house or casino;

Contain or cover;

An establishment or institution

A legislative or deliberative assembly

A style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat

A twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.

Old-fashioned term for bingo

(of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.

Relating to a firm, institution, or society

Provide with shelter or accommodation

Provide space for; contain or accommodate

A household or family.

A publishing company

(Nautical) To secure or stow safely.

To reside; dwell.

(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.

(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.

Those who dwell in the same house; a household.

One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

The members of a religious community living together

The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema;

Yes, all bungalows are houses, but not all houses are bungalows.

Bungalows are often chosen for their compact design, absence of stairs, and casual feel.

Due to space constraints and vertical expansion, bungalows are increasingly rare in modern urban settings.

Bungalows are typically more compact than other house styles but can vary in size.

Bungalows are typically single-story with a broad front porch.

The concept of the bungalow is rooted in traditional South Asian homes but became popular in the West in the early 20th century.

It varies; while some bungalows may feature basements, others might not.

Yes, houses can be single or multi-story, while bungalows are usually single-story.

No, while many houses, including bungalows, might have gardens or lawns, it's not a universal feature.

Yes, "house" is a broad term that refers to any building or structure providing shelter for humans.